Best Time to Visit Solomon Islands

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Solomon Islands. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Honiara. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Solomon Islands for your holiday.

Climate Overview

Thermometer Symbol 22 °C to 31 °C
Waves Symbol 29 °C to 30 °C
Rainy Cloud Symbol 3.6214.25 in
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Best Time to Visit Solomon Islands: Overview

JanuaryJan
Up to 10.91 in of rainof rain
FebruaryFeb
Up to 11.3 in of rainof rain
MarchMar
Up to 14.25 in of rainof rain
AprilApr
Up to 8.43 in of rainof rain
MayMay
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DecemberDec
Up to 8.54 in of rainof rain

Climate Chart Solomon Islands

Honiara

Climate Chart Honiara
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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table Solomon Islands

In the following, you will find the climate table for Solomon Islands, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Honiara (Solomon Islands)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day Temperature31°31°30°31°31°30°30°30°31°31°31°31°
Night Temperature23°23°23°23°23°23°22°22°22°23°23°23°
Water Temperature30°30°30°30°30°29°29°29°29°29°30°30°
Precipitation (inch)10.9111.314.258.435.553.823.943.623.746.065.558.54
Hours of Sunshine666677676775
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Temperatures
The annual average temperature in Honiara is 26.5 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: December (26.8 °C)
Coldest month: July (26.1 °C)

The maximum water temperature in Honiara is 30 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
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Precipitation
Overall annual precipitation: 85.71 inch

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

Rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation): January, February, March, April, and December
Overall precipitation in the rainy season: 53.43 in

You cannot expect snow in any month in Honiara.

Sunshine
As our climate table shows, October is the sunniest month with an average of 7.3 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 6.4 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Honiara (Station Tamatangga)
overcast clouds     overcast clouds, 28.6 °C
Clouds: 100 %       Wind: 6 mph NNO
Air Pressure: 1003 hPa       Humidity: 74 %
Last updated: 8th Feb 2023, 06:20 am
The next days …
8th Feb 20239th Feb 202310th Feb 202311th Feb 202312th Feb 202313th Feb 2023
light rain25 °C to 30 °Clight rain25 °C to 30 °Clight rain25 °C to 29 °Clight rain25 °C to 30 °Cmoderate rain26 °C to 30 °Clight rain26 °C to 30 °C
25 °C to 30 °C25 °C to 30 °C25 °C to 29 °C25 °C to 30 °C26 °C to 30 °C26 °C to 30 °C
Clouds: 71 %Clouds: 38 %Clouds: 82 %Clouds: 100 %Clouds: 100 %Clouds: 83 %
0.29 in of rain0.09 in of rain0.18 in of rain0.06 in of rain0.32 in of rain0.11 in of rain
Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)
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South Pacific Islands: Regions

Solomon Islands is part of the holiday destination South Pacific Islands. We analyzed the climate for additional regions, in order to provide you with information about the best time to visit and the expected holiday weather:

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